June 14, 2012 Name: Santos
Where he’s from: Tijuana, Mexico
Genre: ruidoson
Most Like: Maria Y José, Los Macuanos
Sounds like: A dance party that's at least six feet underground
For awhile now, the dark...
June 14, 2012 This week marks the gleefully anticipated U.S. release of Instinct, the debut full-length album of Swedish electropop duo Niki and the Dove. It's been hard to avoid the well-earned media adulation over...
June 14, 2012 Kees Dieffenthaller might sing about wining and relaxation, but the man works hard. And it’s especially true this week. The dreadlocked leader and frontman of Trinidad's Kes the Band is in the States...
June 13, 2012
Zou bi-zou. Season five of Mad Men is over and we're sad. But the retro fever for pop a la francaise that it kicked off continues apace. Suddenly it's like an invasion of devastatingly sexy women...
June 13, 2012 You've probably heard Afrojack's chart-topping power single "Take Over Control" many times, if not from your personal collection, then from every gym sound system for the last two years. And, if you're...
June 13, 2012 Norway's Razika is winning fans all over the world with the kind of dreamy, effervescent indie pop that only Nordic nations seem to produce. But there's an extra catchy ... something to their 2011 debut...
June 13, 2012 Her name means “sky” or “heaven” in Portuguese, but at the Highline Ballroom in New York City last Sunday, Céu seemed better prepared for some kind of underwater engagement. The Brazilian singer shimmered on-stage like a mermaid, wearing a dress of...
June 13, 2012 Name: Monsieur Perine
Where They’re From: Bogotá, Colombia
Genre: Colombian Swing
When they started: 2007
Most Similar: Zaz, Natalia Lafourcade
The Sound: Bite-sized French pastries,...
The boys of The Very Best, global pop duo du jour, travel deep into the throngs of Northern Kenya for their “Kondaine” music video. Though the duo is no stranger to Africa – they’re based out of Lilongwe, Malawi – they get a nice, warm welcome by way of...
Can you catch the wave? Art vs Science, an Australian dance punk trio, challenges listeners to shake what their mamas gave them in “The Magic Fountain,” a dance floor appropriate track. A mad scientist of music convinces an entire town to bend, flip,...
Amidst the sea of K-pop idol groups, Jay Park has risen in the ranks as a multi-entertainer -- singing, rapping, dancing, and producing his way to the top of the charts. During his stay in New York City for Verizon’s APAHM Tour, the Korean-American R&B...;
Indie rock has gone through a lot of changes over the years, but it’s still exciting, varied, and, well, indie. To illustrate our point, we picked you this bouquet of videos from independent minded rockers all over the world. For maximum enjoyment, pull...
It’s getting hot in here! He Met Her, an LA-based disco pop dynamic duo, cranks the heat up with “Control.” The music video is full of fun contrasts – the 50s-inspired style and setting is totally PG, but the heavy petting and motel bed romping is...
They just came to say hello! Though Mumiy Troll has been active on the Russian alt rock scene since ‘83, they released their first album in English this year. “Hey Tovarish” (or “Hey Comrade”) from Vladivostok is the quartet’s Americanized greeting to...
Balkan Beat Box, a Brooklyn-based trio, has a sound that touches all edges of the world. "Part of the Glory" brings them to the Neve Sha’anan neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel. The celebratory track is a Rainbow/PUSH Coalition of moving and grooving --...
Cameras travel above and beyond with “June” from their debut album In Your Room. The Australian indie rock band defies all physical and vocal boundaries with each passing second, causing some major turbulence. Plenty of soft piano and furious guitar...